Filling in the big shoes of Angelina Jolie is the new model for Lara Croft, Allison Caroll. Caroll, a seasoned gymnast was recently revealed as the next Lara by the game’s developer, Eidos in a feature at their website.
“Carroll will portray the internationally recognized heroine for the next year with her first appearances to be made promoting the latest installment to the gaming franchise, Tomb Raider: Underworld, which ships on November 2008.” said the release.
Throughout the years, we’ve come to admire the female characters in video games. One of my fondest memories of course was rescuing a certain “Princess Peach” from the evil clutches of King Koopa while I took on the role of an Italian plumber with his cousin Luigi.
Soon after, scores of games would feature memorable heroines which would later become definitive icons in this digital age.
After giving it much forethought, I decided to just list down the gmtristan.com “Top 5 most influential female video game characters”
Countdown begins when you hit jump!
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